Gujarat model will burst after LS polls: Rahul Gandhi

Godda (Jharkhand): Highlighting the performance of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the Centre, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took potshots at the BJP and said the Gujarat model of development would burst after the Lok Sabha polls.

“In 2004, the Bharatiya Janata Party was banking on the ‘India Shining’ but it burst after the elections," Gandhi said while addressing an election rally in Jharkhand's Godda district.

"In 2009, the BJP again started their campaign……. We also went to the people and asked them to continue our services as we provided the MNREGA and they preferred to vote for Congress,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Congress vice-president also reminded the people about the performance of UPA-I and UPA-II governments at the Centre in the last 10 years. He promised that the Women's Reservation Bill would be passed if UPA-III comes to power.